Horse-power.



Patented Aug. l5, |899.

D. D. BUKEY.

HORSE POWER.

(Application led Mar. 15, 189B.)

2 Sheets-Sheet l..

(No Model.)

co Prloraurlo.. WASHINGTON. o. c.

Patented Aug. I5, |899.

D. D. BUKEY.

HORSE PWER.

Application led Mar. 1.5, 1898.)

2 Sheeis-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

DUDLEY D. BUKEY,v oF McPHEEsoN, KANSAS.

HORSE-POWER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 631,198, dated August15, 1899.

Application filed March 15, 1898. Serial No. 673,963. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom. t may concern.-

Be it known that I, DUDLEY D. BUKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mc- Pherson,in the county of McPherson and State ofKansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorse-Powers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear,and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which' it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of devices known ashorse-powers, in which provision is made for utilizing the power of ahorse for driving machinery and other similar purposes; and the objectof my invention is to provide a horse-power which is simple andinexpensive in construction, efficient in operation, and designed tosecure a rapid speed of rotation of the driven parte.V

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novelfeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed and form# ing a part of thisspecification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horse-powerconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof the same, a portion vof the beam and drive-shaft being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the partsas shown in Fig. 2. Fig.4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the supporting-frame of thedevice.

Like Yletters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring now more particularly to said drawings, A represents a post orstandard, which may be anchoredF intheground or rise from a suitablefixed foundation. This post is provided at its upper end with a shortspindle b, on which a bearing-bracket c, projecting from thesupporting-frame D of the device, is mounted to revolve.

The frame D comprises in its construction two parallel vertical sidebars E E', connected midway of their lengths by a cross-bar F, whichmaintains them in fixed relation. The bearing-bracket cis secured to theside bar E and serves as a support for the frame as well as a bearing onwhich said frame is mounted to revolve. A strap g is bolted to the lowerend of this side bar and encompasses the post or standard A and servesto prevent the lower end of the frame from tilting upwardly or outwardlyunder the weight of the driver or workman occupying the seat H, which ismounted upon the upper end of an inclined post I,havingits lower endprojecting between the two side bars of the supporting-frame and boltedor otherwise secured thereto. In order to prevent the upper end of thisseat-post from I sagging and to relieve the supporting-frame of aportion ofthe weight of the occupant thereof, I provide a stay-rod z',secured at one end to said post and provided at its other end with aneye ffl encompassing the short spindle b and fitted to turn thereon asthe frame revolves.

Mounted on a bearing j on the upper ends of the side bars of thesupporting-frame is a shaft k, which carriesa grindstone or emerywheelL, which is arranged to rotate in the space between the upper ends ofsaid side bars. This shaft carries at one end a sprocket pinion m, whichis driven by a sprocket-chain n, passsing over-the same and around adrivesprocket o, mounted on a shaft p, having bearing in the side bar E.The projecting ends or the said shafts 7c p are formed with l yokes 7op', which constitute a part of a swivel or universal joint wherebyeither one of said shafts may be connected at willto the driveshaft Q.The inner end of this shaft is formed with a similar yoke q, which isjointed in the present instance to the yoke p on the end of the shaft pby means of a gimbal-block r, whereby rotary motion is imparted fromsaid drive-shaft to the drive-sprocket 0 and from said drive-sprocket tothe sprocket-pinion m and shaft 7c through the medium of thesprocket-chain n. The drive-shaft may, however, be connected directly tothe shaft k whenever it is desired to drive the grindstone oremery-wheel at a less rapid rate than that afforded by connecting saidshaft to the drivesprocketo. This may be readily and quicklyaccomplished by simply detaching the gimbal-block from the yoke on oneshaft and connecting it to the yoke on the other shaft.

The outer end of the drive-shaft is mounted IOO in bearings s, pivotedto a beam or sweep S, and this bearing is provided with an eye or clevisto which asingletree T is secured. rlhe inner end of the sweep isconnected to the frame D by a hinge joint or pivot s, whereby freedom ofvibration of the same in a vertical plane is insured. The bearing sserves to compensate for the variation in the movements of the beam andshaft when the wheel runs over an irregular surface or encounters anobstruction and relieves the inner ends of said parts and the frame ofstrain. Mounted on said outer end of the drive short countershaft is arigid drive wheel or roller U, provided around its periphery with theusual steps or spurs to prevent it from slipping or sliding, as well asto enable it to secure a rm hold upon the surface of the ground.

The operation is as follows: A horse is hitched to the singletree T inthe usual manner and driven in a circle around the post or standardA,and the supporting-frame is thereby caused to revolve around saidstandard. As thc ground wheel or roller U is rigidly connected with thedrive-shaft, said shaft will be caused to revolve with it and in turnimpart rotary motion through the medium of the swivel or universaljoints to the dri\f'esprocket o. This shaft, as hcreinbefore described,transmits power to the shaft 7s through the medium of the sprocket-chainand sprocketpin, whereby rapid rotation of the grindstone or cmery-wheelis secured. The operator sitting on the seat H is thereby enabled toreadily and conveniently sharpen his tools or cutlery.

Although I have shown and described my invention in the present instanceas being operatively connected to drive a grindstone or emery-wheel, itis to be understood thatit is not limited to this particular purpose, asit may be employed to transmit power to machinery of various kinds andfor operating saws, churns, corn-shellers, &c.

It is obvious that changes in the form, proportiomaud minor details ofconstruction may be made within the scope of the invention withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. A horse-power apparatus comprising a rotary frame, a beam or sweeppivoted at its inner end to the frame to have vertical movement, abearing pivoted to the sweep near the outer end thereof and arranged ata right angle thereto, a shaft journaled in the frame, a drive-shaftconnected at its inner end by a universal joint to said shaft on theframe and journaled at its outer end in said bearing, and a ground-wheelindependent of the beam and rigidly mounted upon the said outer end ofthe drive-shaft so as to communicate motion directly thereto,substantially as described.

2. A horse-power apparatus comprising a post or standard, a framemounted to rotate thereon, a main shaft journaled in the frame andprovided at one end with a sprocket-pinion and a yoke, a shortcounter-shaft also journaled in the frame and provided with asprocket-Wheel and a similar yoke, a cllain connecting said pinion andwheel, a beam or sweep pivoted at its inner end to the frame, a bearingpivoted to the sweep near the outer end thereof and arranged at a rightangle thereto and carrying a clevis for attachment of a singletree, adrive-shaft journaled in said bearing and provided at its inner end witha yoke, a gimbal-block normally mounted in said yoke and adapted to beconnected to the yoke on either the main shaft or counter-shaft so as tovaryithe speed of rotation of the former, and a ground-wheel independentof the sweep and rigidly mounted upon the outer end of the drive-shaft,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DUDLEY I). BUKEY.

IVitnesses:

W. S. MCGIFFERT, WINFIELD S. BUKEY.

